Dateline: July 14, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Continuing on our theme of the organizational side of cybersecurity leadership, this week we look at threat hunting. A blog titled Threat Hunting and the Pyramid of Pain (written by flOx2208, a "common human being wanting to share my knowledge and experience") suggests that … [Read more...]
Cybersecurity is Not Just a Technical Problem
June 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 23, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Getting our hands around cybersecurity is a top priority for many executives. CIOs and CISOs understand cybersecurity is more than a technical problem to solve. Other C-suite executives are quickly coming up to speed, understanding that being cyber-resiliant is the … [Read more...]
Strategic Cybersecurity Plans
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Dateline: June 16, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Building a culture of cybersecurity is one tool available to senior leaders who want to make their organizations more secure. In a recent article, cybersecurity expert Adam Meyer, Chief Security Strategist at SurfWatch Labs, makes a case for strategic cyber threat intelligence … [Read more...]
Is Blockchain for You?
March 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: March 24, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin that allows information shared on a network to be coordinated, secure and current, is taking innovative thinkers in industries outside of financial services by storm. Recently consultants from Oliver Wyman's energy practice published an … [Read more...]
The Importance of Promoting Cyber Resilience
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Dateline: March 17, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Cyber attacks are inevitable. As our world becomes increasing connected, the bad guys will continue to find ways to infiltrate our networks and our systems. Recently, leaders at the World Economic Forum discussed cybersecurity. A brief summary of the discussion, What … [Read more...]
IT Alone Cannot Protect Your Organization from Cyber Risks
March 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: March 10, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Cybersecurity is increasingly an organization-wide concern, and successful cybersecurity plans cover all aspects of the organization, and involve all levels of the staff. The World Economic Forum recently published an article, How to Prepare for the cyberattack that is coming to … [Read more...]
New EU Data Protection Requirements Might Mean Big Changes
March 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: March 3, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Have you given any thought to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), set to start in about 18 months? It will give regulators the ability to fine companies for non-compliance. Companies who do not prepare to govern their data appropriately do so at their … [Read more...]
ROI is Not the Major Driver for Cybersecurity Investments
February 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 10, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. With the increased reliance on technology by enterprises of all types comes the increase concern of cyber security. Ironically, the ROI of security investments are not the key driver of investment in cybersecurity--the risk of a breach is. Kaspersky Labs published a report … [Read more...]
The Cyber Battleground is Inside, Not at the Perimeter
February 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 3, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Executives still have the wrong focus on how to manage cybersecurity. Recently Information Management published CEOs Reveal Cyber Naivete as Incidents Rise and Losses Mount where editor David Weldon wrote, While CEOs remain confident that their cyber strategies are well … [Read more...]
